SUMNER LEADS IN TRACTORS ON FARMS
9 November 1921 - p. 1 - Wellington
Daily News
Topeka, Kans., Nov. 9 --
"That Kansas farmers are coming to a fuller realization of the labor
saving and time conserving qualities of the tractor is suggested by the returns
of assessors to the State Board of Agriculture," says a report issued
today by J. C. Mohler, secretary.
On March 1, 1921, 19,347 tractors
were reported on Kansas farms, an increase of 4,977 during the year. Tractors have sprung into use almost over
night, increasing in numbers almost 800 percent in Kansas since 1915. The following table shows how tractors have
grown in popularity in this state:
On Hand Increase in Year
1921 19,347 4,977
1920 14,370 5,681
1919 8,689 3,274
1918 5,415 911
1917 4,504 572
1916 3,932 1,439
1915 2,493
"While the increase was
slightly less in numbers during the past year and amounts to 35.3 percent
compared with 65.5 percent increase in the year 1920 over 1919, the figures
indicate that the tractor continues to gain in popularity," said Secretary
Mohler.
This year Sumner County leads in
the number of tractors on farms, reporting a total of 701, closely followed by
McPherson with 697. Dickinson is third
with 643 and Sedgwick fourth with 517.
Each of these counties, as well as six others, made a gain during the
year of more than 100. Nine of the ten
counties showing gains of more than 100
each are located in the central third of Kansas, while one, Graham, with a gain
of 101 is in the northwest where wheat growing has made large strides in late
years. All counties except one having
more than 300 tractors on farms are also in the central third of the state and
in fact every county but one in the so-called wheat belt has more than 100
tractors each.
